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My Journey to VBAC-My First C-section

My Journey To VBAC- My 1st C-Section

 

 

 

 

 

13 years ago at the tender age of 19 after 27 hours of labor my first son was born...by C-section.  At 19, I didn't know a lot about giving birth, I didn't know a lot about pregnancy, well, lets be honest I didn't know a lot about life. 

 

But I found myself pregnant at 18 and giving birth at 19.  I was fresh out of high school and the most important thing to me (at that time) was becoming a mother.  I had just watched my best-friend brisk through 41 weeks of pregnancy.  She glowed the entire time, moved around easily, and laughed often.  Her labor was (in my eyes) a piece of cake.  She moaned and cried a little but by the time the baby was there she was back to smiling and laughing.

 

I couldn't wait to become a mother.  And a few months later I was indeed pregnant.  Well, my pregnancy was a lot different.  I was sick from the very beginning.  I couldn't hold anything down.  I lost over 30 pounds and 3 months into it I spent a week in the hospital and had my gallbladder removed. 

 

Life got a lot better after that up until the delivery time.  I worked at a hotel up until my water broke. I went into the hospital at 1 cm dilated.  After a few hours of contractions I got an epidural to ease the pain.  And after 27 hours I had only dilated to 5 cm.  Around that time my doctor informed that the baby was either under distress or his heart rate dropped, (it was 13 years ago....I don't remember) but either way I was rushed to the chopping block better known as the C-section room and 30 minutes later my first born son was born.

 

Like I said before I didn't really know a lot about child birth or anything. I trusted my doctor's and believed in everything they told me.

This time I know better....or maybe I don't.